CHINA'S DEMANDS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 244, 28 July 1947, Page 3

CHINA'S DEMANDS

Reparations from Japan

OPPOSITION TO MACARTHUR PLAN (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright.), (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) NANKING, July 27. The Control Yuan —which under the new Chinese Constitution will occupy a position similar to the United States Senate—to-day demanded that China be given half of the gold bullion, diamonds, precious metals and cloth now held by the Japanese Government.

The demand was made in a memorandum which said that the Chinese share, amounting to 137,500,000 United States dollars —should be paid to China as reparations, and used for stabilising currency. The memorandum, which will be submitted to Cabinet and used as reference when China’s policy at the Japanese peace conference is formulated, also asked the Chinese Foreign Office to oppose vigorously General Mae Arthur’s plan to maintain Japanese industry at the 1930-34 level, saying instead that it should be kept below the present Chinese level. The memorandum also demanded; (1) That all Japanese industrial equipment exceeding the present Chinese level should be removed as reparations to China; (2) that after the peace treaty is signed, China should participate in the occupation of Japan to help eliminate militarists and monopolies; (3) that the treaty should provide for the permanent demilitarisation of Japan.